A Foundation Dedicated to the Work of Marjorie Cameron & Jack Parsons
Cameron Parsons Foundation was established in 2006 for the purpose of bringing attention to and conserving the artworks and writings of the late artist Cameron and her first husband, the scientist and writer Jack Parsons.
BOARD OF TRUSTEESScott Hobbs, Victoria Ballesteros, Maggy Grace Howe & Andrea Leonelli
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Editors’ Picks: Mika Lee on her favorites of 2025
"I was enticed by a 1958 drawing titled Fossil (Unicorn) and other delicate visions of skeletal beings in white, but I stayed for Pluto Transiting the Twelfth House, 1978–86, searching for heavenly figures in the group of cloudlike images."
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At The Cinematheque, David Lynch retrospective In Dreams delves into Hollywood’s dark side
"Marjorie Cameron quietly belongs among the most interesting figures of the 20th century. Following her husband’s curious death by explosion in 1952, Cameron would become an influential and somewhat feared presence inside fringe Hollywood circles..."
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"Plagued by this deluge of mannered, largely appropriated fare, Carmeron stands out as the real thing—a long-time occult priestess of the first order. The current exhibition Sixties Surreal at the Whitney Museum missed the boat by not including her work..."
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An initiative of the CPF
"Dedicated to discovering and spotlighting influential women artists whose contributions have largely been obscured and overlooked. AFWA believes that recognizing their artwork and bringing to light their unique stories are essential..."
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The Witch Woman Sings
"She was an artist, an occultist and a fascinating woman. Now Cameron is finally getting her due"
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The Trippy Art (and Trippier Life) of Occult Artist Marjorie Cameron
"It was under the influence of peyote that Cameron created the one drawing that became famous while she was still alive, Peyote Vision. Within the context of the buttoned-down, mid-century American zeitgeist..."
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An Evening with Cameron
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Cinderella of the Wastelands
Almost Forgotten Women Artists
An initiative of the Cameron Parsons Foundation dedicated to discovering and spotlighting influential women artists whose contributions have largely been obscured and overlooked. AFWA believes that recognizing their artwork and bringing to light their unique stories are essential for understanding 20th century art through these women’s eyes.
Meet The Artists